West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-24

blood and over the bodies OF the slRin, anu
rolled ON uutl lie csma 70 where tho othcr
mau was diving. aud put. aS IL were, his
wound against that wound aud hi' SORROW
araitvt that sorrow. aul helped 90 alleviate
It And 81 n sseTus 60 mo that Jesus Christ
hears the groau OF our sorrow, the groan o'
our poverty, the groau OF our Wrctch'
edneSs, and comes to the reliot
He come rolling over sin ani
sorrow 90 the place Whcrc W. llc
on the bG.toncd. uud lie puts over uS the
arm of His everlasting love, ana soc lhot
arui and nand are wouu1Cl and ns lie puts
that arm Ovcv us | can hear hin, say Il have
loved thee with au CNe lasting love bh
that YOU mi Int feel thi, morning tho power
au condulcu e. of symunthtNuk JcSuSl
further | fvmNrk' The last great iustNl-
mcnt paid FOR our rc lcmution was tho do-
misc ~ Christ Tho world has scon many
dark days About fifteen summers ago
there was very dHrA day Whom the suu
was eclipsed Tho fowl at u,ouduy went 20
their perch. aud "" folt g,oom a. 10
looked nt tho Astronomical wonder 10
WAS - dar,S day i'm London vhcu the
plague WIS at ~ hcight, aud the dFad
with uncovered "a es were takcn In open
carts and dumped iu the trenches. IL was
n dark day Whcu the earth Oponoi, aud Lis
bon sauk but the darkest LAY siItco tho ere
alton ~ tho world wa, the day when tho
carnage ot Calvary was ena'tcd ~ was
about NOON when the curtain lvSau to hc
drawn. 10 was not the coming on ot
night that soothes and re'ro hes it WAS
the swinging OF great gloom all
around the heavens God hlngit As when
there is a dead ON" iu the house YOU bow tho
shutters On turn che lntti ~, so Goi IN the at
tsrnoon shut the windows OF Tia, world A.
tt T. appropriate Co tn ow n hlu IS pail upon
tho Cothu "a a. passes along, 50 10 was nppro-
pirate that everything should hC Soubrc that
day ns tn great henrso of the carthrollcl ON,
bearing the corpse OF the King.
A mans last hours are ordinarily Kept
NnrTnu. HnNVpNpT a
CariCnturoda a man. whom YOU hear lac is diving
silence puts its hand ON your lips, and You
would have lonthing FOR the man who
could stand 10y a death bel making faces
hour cannot bc left alone. What
pursuing Him vet after so long pursuit.
Nou have been drinking Ills tears do you
want TO drink his blood They camo mp
closely, - that notwithstanding the dark
ness they can glut their revenge with tho
contprtipnsOf Of hi, countonnuco They exam.
inc his feet, They wgnt tu feel for them
selves whether those fcot are really spiked
They put out th in hands and touch the
spikes, and bring them back wet with blood,
and wipo them on their garments
Women stand there and wc,p, but can do
no good. ltisno place for tender hearted wo-
men. IL wants a heart that crino has turned
iuto granite Tho waves of mans hntrcd
aud ot hells vengeance dash mp against
the manglcd feet aud sho hands ~ sin and
pain aud torture clutch for His holy heart
Hal lie not been thoroughly fastened 70 the
cross they would have torn Him down aud
tramplel Him with both feet How the
cavalry horses archcd ther necls, aud
champed their bits, aud reared aud snulTed
at the blood. Had Ronnu officer called
out for II light his voice would not have boon
heard In the tumult, but louder than the
clash OF the spears. and tho wnillng OF
womanhool aud the neighlng Of the chnrg
ers and the following OF the CrhCi irrs
there u fhFpuuh
clear, overwhelming, terrific. IL is the gronn
OF the dying Son Of God. IOokl What
scene Look, oh world, at what Won have
done lift the covering from that NAL
treated Christ 20 let you count tho wounds
and estimate tho cost Oh when the nails
went through Chri>ts right hand aud
Christ's left hand that brought both your
hands with all their power 90 work. aud
lift aud write. when tho nail wont
through Christs right foot aud ChrisCs
left foot-that bought your feet with all
thoir power 10 walk, or run, or climb.
When the thorn went into Chrsis temple
that bought your brain with all It's power TO
think and plan When the sDear cleft
Christ's side-th1t bought your hoart with
oil It's power e. love and repent and pray
Oh, sinner, come back
IL n man Is in no pain, II no Is propered, If
he Is w.ll, and he asks you 20 come, you take
your time aud you say: 81 can't come now
I'll come after awhile There is no has.en
But II he Is In want and trouble you say. II
must go right away. must go now" To-
day Jesus stretches ont before you two
wounded hands. and llo begs yOu 90 come
Go AMI you live stay away nnl YOU die
oh, that 20 Him who bought u. we might
give all our time an all our prayers and ull
our successes ] would we could think
Of nothing else. that we could do npthins
else but come 10 Christ He is so fair, Iie L.
so loving, He Is 50 sympathidng, Hc Is SO
good, / wish wc could put our arms around
His neck aud say: Thine Lord. will b.
forever Oh, that to-day you would begin
% love Him Would that could take tlis
audience and wrcathe it, around the heart ~
my Lord Jesus Christ.
When. iu 1855, the Atnut cable was lost
do you remember that the Great Eastern aud
the Midway aud the Albany wolt out tofud
IT. Thirty times they sauk the grapple two
and half miles deep iu the wat.r After
awhile they found Tho cable aud brought II
tO the surface. OsOOuor had it been brough
70 the surface thnn they ftei q shout Of ry
ultatiOn, but the cable slipped ha. .r again into
the water and was lost Then for t,y,
weeks more they swept tho son with the
graphing hooks. and nt last they found th
cable and they brought DO 600 boo silence
They fastened t thi time. Then vs. ih gr,u'
excitement they took ore end Of ths able
The electrician room 10 see if there
were really any nie iu ~ uld VIII Of.
they saw spark ouj knew that
message could be- sent tL.u .tert
hot was lifted, and the rockets n.H al,
the guns sounded until all tho ycsiei5 on Lna
expedition knew tho work was done, and tho
continents were la.bed together. Well, my
friends, Sabbath after Sabbath we have
como searching down for your soul We
have swept tho sea with tho graphing
kOOk Of Christs GOSPEL Again and again
We have thought you were 0t the surface, and
began 10 rejoice over your redemption; but
NJ the moment Of our glaincss you sank back
again into the world nrd bn Is again into
sin. To-day wc come with This Gospel search
ing for your soul No apply the cross Of
Christ first % -oe whether there Is any life
left in you. while all around fho people stand,
looking O. see whether fuo work viii be- done,
and the angels Of God bend % Ywu nud witness,
and Oh. if now we clul 900 only ono park Of
love, and hopo and faith we would send up
a shout that would heard ON tho bnttle.
mentg n heaven md two worlds would keep
jubilee because communication i- open be-
tween Christ and tbc soul aud your nature
that has been suukcu in Tho deem sea OF an
has been lfted int ths light aud Che joy OF
the Gospel
The cotyI0ye b4,, a Irrf,Yape OF fftrit